{"id":6547,"date":"2015-07-13T18:37:06","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T00:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/?p=6547"},"modified":"2015-07-13T18:37:06","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T00:37:06","slug":"6547","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/2015\/07\/13\/6547\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgenic Animals – The Art Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Guest\u00a0Blogger, Patrick Bollinger<\/strong>
\nA profile series on the artists and individuals of\u00a0The Art Classic<\/em>, one of this year\u2019s exhibitions at the LA County Fair \u2013 September 4-27, 2015
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\n\u201cManipulation. Biotech, cloning, Dolly. Creating our pets. New species, unique breeds. Intensified features and traits.\u201d \u2013Josh Levine from his artist statement.
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\nJosh Levine<\/a> (aka Copyright 1972) is a multi-media artist that is originally from Miami. He attended art school in Chicago, then moved to Los Angeles.
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\nHe is interested in the blending of biology and technology. Technology has allowed us to cross breed animals to create non-natural new animal species.\u00a0 An example of this in real life would be in house pets. Humans have cross bred dog species to make new dogs with desired traits such as friendliness, size and beauty.
\nIn his sculptures he is expanding on the idea of cross breeding to create striking animal hybrids. Some of these hybrids resemble the original animals enough where you can guess the animal species that are being combined.
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\nSome times the hybrid creature is so unique that the original animals that it was based on are not easily identifiable.
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\n\"\"<\/a>When asked whether these non-natural creations made from technology are good or bad for the world, he says neither. \u201cTechnology is inherently neutral. What we do with it is the issue.\u201d It\u2019s not the technology that is good or bad, it is what we humans
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\ndecide to use it for. Technological advancements with Nuclear energy have shown us that it can be a cheap and renewable energy source, or a super destructive bomb. The potential for this technology to be good or bad resides in what we decide to use it for.
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\nKids generally enjoy these pieces because of their flourishing imaginations. There are many similarities between these figures and fictional animal like characters from cartoons. \u201cIf kids had the financial decision to buy my art, I would be a rich person.\u201d
\nJosh Levine\u2019s work will be featured in the Millard Sheets Art Center\u2019s upcoming exhibition\u00a0The Art Classic<\/em>.<\/a>
\nPlease join us this year at the\u00a0LA County Fair<\/a>\u00a0to view Josh\u2019s work and the other artists profiled in this series from the\u00a0Los Angeles Art Association<\/a>\u00a0who were selected for this year\u2019s exhibition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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